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driver67373 · #1 08-02-2007, 01:29 AM

Don't know how many of you guys are watching this on TV but this is just scary! The whole span of the bridge is collapsed. They are saying there could be dozens of cars in the river. This is horrific!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3437887

My hopes and prayers go out to all the victums of this tradgety.

Blind Driver · #2 08-02-2007, 01:37 AM

More like hundreds of cars. It was at rush hour and there was a Twins game scheduled. Not to mention all the construction workers that were repaving the bridge.

http://www.foxnews.com/
http://www.cnn.com/

ibamars · #3 08-02-2007, 02:50 AM

Wow, I feel for all those people. Many years back here in NY the Schoharie bridge on I-88 took a plunge. It was due to rushing water and killed a few people. What a mess.

I wish the best for anyone who knows someone that got injured there.

yoopr · #4 08-02-2007, 03:08 AM

When I was driving, it was either the mid-80's or early 90's, a Schneider driver was crossing a BIG Bridge in Ohio(I think it was Ohio) and it collapsed and he and the truck fell about 100' to the Bottom.

danske · #5 08-02-2007, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by yoopr

When I was driving, it was either the mid-80's or early 90's, a Schneider driver was crossing a BIG Bridge in Ohio(I think it was Ohio) and it collapsed and he and the truck fell about 100' to the Bottom.

That was the Schoharie Creek Bridge in New York on April 5, 1987. Someone else here stated that it was on I88, but I believe it was on the New York Thruway.

I remember it was a Schneider truck because when I was going to driving school in Green Bay in 1993 we talked about that accident.

This bridge collapse in Minneapolis sounds much worse!

yoopr · #6 08-02-2007, 05:45 AM

Afraid the Death rate is really going to climb tomorrow
The Time frame you mentioned sounds about right but I sure thought it was Ohio for some reason.
One thing I do know for a fact is that it was a Schneider driver.

Kranky · #7 08-02-2007, 10:20 AM

I also remember when a section of an I95 bridge fell into the Mianus river in Greenwich CT in 1983.

That one also resulted in multiple fatalities as traffic was moving right along and suddenly there was no road there and vehicles dropped into the water.

It happened at night, if it had happened at rush hour it would have been much worse.

driver67373 · #8 08-02-2007, 12:15 PM

It's just creepy cus I've been over the bridge a few times in a truck.

I'm also reminded of the Tampa bay bridge that collapsed several years ago when a ship struck one of the piers...that killed a lot of people

Skywalker · #9 08-02-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by driver67373

It's just creepy cus I've been over the bridge a few times in a truck.

I'm also reminded of the Tampa bay bridge that collapsed several years ago when a ship struck one of the piers...that killed a lot of people

The Skyway Bridge (I-275) between St Pete and Bradenton was hit by a freighter....idiot "pilot" screwed up..... there were no "dolphins" protecting the bridge supports back then.... Yep, it was a mess. Happened back about 1980.

I heard the news this morning on CNN....a whiny female reporter....and the gist of it...after the basic report all I heard was whining about the "commuters" that would have to find another way to work. Not trying to be "hard-hearted"....but there are more important things than worrying about a commuter having to use a "surface road" :shock: :shock: It will be interesting to see what the outfall on this one is. The 2005 inspection report says there were structural problems, and the subsequent 2006 report says there were no problems.... Did they fix them? Or did someone get a "present"?

Cripplecreek · #10 08-02-2007, 01:57 PM

What a terrible tradgedy Prayers to the families. We're all to familiar with bridge disater here in Fl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcQHkUi0Bkc